While some of the other Legends influences on newer canon stories are more loose interpretations, Thrawn is, in many ways, is right off of the pages of Zahn’s books. He’s cold, calculating, ruthless, unstoppable, and has a great appreciation for the arts.
The Thrawn that appears in Rebels season 3 is the Thrawn everyone knows and loves. This quote really rang true when it was announced at Star Wars Celebration 2016 that Grand Admiral Thrawn would be returning to canon on Star Wars Rebels, generating more hype than most other announcements from the convention. Some people were upset to learn that the new Star Wars sequels would treat the Timothy Zahn Thrawn Trilogy as an alternate history, designating the stories from the expanded universe as Star Wars Legends, but as has been said many times in recent Star Wars media, “There’s always a bit of truth in Legends.”
Since he was in the Unknown Regions during the Battle of Endor, his forces survived beyond the death of the Empire until he re-emerged to face the New Republic as depicted in Heir to the Empire. He continued his focus in the Unknown Regions since he was one of the few familiar with navigating the territory, setting up a secret Empire “The Empire of the Hand” to deal with threats and potentially prepare for the arrival of the Yuuzhan Vong. He would eventually be recruited into the Imperial Navy by Emperor Palpatine where he would quickly climb the ranks, ultimately becoming a Grand Admiral. Thrawn explored the Unknown Regions, quelling any resistance he encountered, including early scouting missions sent by the Yuuzhan Vong, an extra-galactic force that would way day wreak havoc on the New Republic. Thrawn was a blue-skinned alien that hailed from the planet Csilla in the Unknown Regions.
Heir to the Empire is largely credited as the spark that started the phenomenon that was the Expanded Universe, proving that Star Wars was still popular, and possibly even partially encouraging Lucas to consider his eventual return to the franchise.Īt the center of Zahn’s books was a new villain: Grand Admiral Thrawn. In June 1991, Timothy Zahn released Heir to the Empire, the first book in what’s now known as the Thrawn Trilogy. There didn’t seem to be any fuel to keep the franchise’s flame burning as bright as it was when the films were in theaters - until Thrawn. Sure, the movies would always be appreciated, but with more than a decade to go before anyone was even whispering about Special Edition theatrical re-releases, much less prequels.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Star Wars book Aftermath: Empire's EndĪfter the release of Return of the Jedi in 1983, many people thought the Star Wars fad would fade away.
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